Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-04-08
SPOKE FOR HIS COMRADES.
tPhiladehplIia Times !

philadelphia Times.l
"No other country, grateful for the mil
itary service Of its sons, ever paid no much
10 relieve their dislreaa and reward their
lal,ors, as the United States has done.
But the country cannot swamp iiself TO
save itself. The soldiers do not dcrire it
no matter what few may say. The fore
most soldier Of ali General Grant-ve-
toed the bill to cgnnlte bomnies, which
WAS much less radical measure than the
Jni,gcnt Pensions bill. Grant spoke Tor
his comrades"
Did he? Grant spoke for himself ard
for the solid South and Northern Copper
heads. He did not sreak for patriots aud
soldiers. When General Grant vetoed the
bill to cqnalize bonnlies passed by both
Houses of Congress and accepted S25,00O
increase OF his salary as President OF the
United States of America, States .aved
from dininion and Decentralization by
the blood and sacrifices OF citizen soldiers,
he forgot his country and his countrymen
and hit comrades in arms who stood by
him nt Shiloh and Donaldson, IN the Will
ierness, nnd in front OF Petersburg; who
lifted him out Of obscurity asa tanner oi
raw hides TO be the President Of 4 brave
people and the greatest captain OF the
ages. Congress with one voice approved
by every man who loves his country had
snid: Yea, give every soldier who has
received mn honorable discharge from the
Union army eight dollars per month,
equal If not exact justice: Grant, ele-
vnted to the highest post of honor and
fame, unmindlul Of the bravery and votes
Of the men who were once his comrades
and went into the death under his COM
mand, said no, let there men as many as
have escaped death Ivy shell, and shot, and
saivaiion go home and labor and work rs
best they may. And every man who
crawls and eats dirt as snakes do, said
amen. wish they were all dead. Let
them root hog or die. Whatever OF
grandeur or glory NAV encircle the name
OF Ulyssus S. Grant as q cool-heAded nn-
rivalled General, who knew how to get a
grin and hold on, never surrender, he
never did like George Washington, spare
his men. The mountain OF Washington 3
greatness lowered higher towards heaven
than other mems, because his heart was as
warm as his head was cool. He took
good care OF his men on the battlefield and
when the war WAS over Washington de-
mNndej OF Congress payment in full fol
comrades. Grant WAS a cool, level
, headed warrior. In that terrible battle o
the Wilderness when his nid.de.camp tol,
him that the troops sent in were all cut Il
pieces, Grant said put in the next best
As his aid stood in CONSERVATION at tn
prospective slaughter, the General sat
Q put them in, this ia Kilkenny cut fgh
= anyhow. The Governments tail ia tll
/ longest. And forthwith In went the me-
: to the slaughter, That act WAS decided
Q cool. And 20 was his veto. But In bot
v acls his heart for ought we know was q
hard as n stone. The American peopl
turn from the great captains veto j
, shame. 1t is the only blot that stains ID
glorious career.
But snys the Times: "The country cal
not swamp itseli to save itself. She sol
diers do not dcsire.it no matter what fe
:, may say" Swamp itself 10 save itsel
Stuff! Just as il the payment OF eight {
" ten dollars per month 10 each survivir
" soldier of the Union army would swan
u the countryl The Times knows or ougl
!" TO know that the treasury is overaowiI
10 with gold and silver. The country h
7" grown rich on the blood and sacrifices
'e the soldiers. Swamp itselfl! The coul
~ try would have been swamped over TWEEN
;" years ago had it not been for the soldier
10 Swamp itself! A country that Ia too poc
~ ~ or craven, or dishonest 10 pay its soldie
" ought 10 I've Bwamped. The sooner Il
* better, and Swamped In Disgrace beyol
"' recovery. But our country is not POI
&c nor craven, nor dishonest. Thanks
" high heaven that sent our fathers 10 Il
country who gave birth TO brave M,
IN men who bid defiance 10 iyranis u
ns iraitOrs-men who break off the char
Id and letters Of slavery, who send ont
iiy Proclamation Of Emancipation and
90 every man who steps on American snil
c. free. The American people now dema
to that ench soldier he paitl one hundred d
IA lars I'er nnnnm in quarterly insallme
nd aud one hundred aud sky acres OF Ia
l." according 10 agreement. COngiess "
Ills hear these demands until paid and Pre-
mt dents who veto soldiers bills will learn
'er they step on, Of high Office Into the higl
G. ranks Of American citizenship, what
or people nre going To do about it-A lea
'er which all ofice-hollers in these Uni
mr. State, will do we'll 10 learn before they
er- derlake TO hoodwink or cheat the peo
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